Suspect Wounded in Officer-Involved Shooting in Gardena

A carjacking suspect was wounded Thursday afternoon in an officer-involved shooting in Gardena.

The shooting was reported about 1 p.m. in the 13500 block of Mariposa Avenue, according to Deputy Marvin Crowder of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

The wounded man was taken to a hospital, where he was in stable condition, Crowder said. His name was not released.

There were no reports of injuries to officers.

“Detectives have learned that Gardena police officers received a call of a traffic collision/possible carjacking at 161st Street/Vermont Avenue in the city of Gardena,” Crowder said. “Upon their arrival they contacted the victims whose vehicle was possibly stolen/carjacked.

“Officers received information from a citizen that the suspect was possibly armed with a handgun. Responding officers were checking the area and located the vehicle at 147th Street and Budlong (Avenue).”

Officers began chasing the vehicle west on 135th and then south on Mariposa Avenue, where the suspect stopped just south of 135th Street, Crowder said.

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